2022
Ultrasound for Midgut Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review.
Nguyen HN, Navarro OM, Bloom DA, Feinstein KA, Guillerman RP, Munden MM, Sammer MBK, Silva CT. Ultrasound for Midgut Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2022, 218: 931-939. PMID: 35107311, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.27242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidgut malrotationUse of ultrasoundMidgut volvulusNarrative reviewAJR Expert Panel Narrative ReviewUpper gastrointestinal seriesUse of USPediatric surgical emergencyImaging modalitiesFirst-line modalityPreferred imaging modalityBowel ischemiaGastrointestinal seriesSurgical emergencyMalrotationAccurate diagnosisVolvulusModalitiesDiagnosisUltrasound
2021
Untwisting the complexity of midgut malrotation and volvulus ultrasound
Nguyen HN, Navarro OM, Guillerman RP, Silva CT, Sammer MBK. Untwisting the complexity of midgut malrotation and volvulus ultrasound. Pediatric Radiology 2021, 51: 658-668. PMID: 33398405, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04876-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidgut volvulusMidgut malrotationCommon conditionAcute abdominal signsUpper gastrointestinal seriesUpper GI seriesHypertrophic pyloric stenosisDiagnostic imaging testsOral contrast agentAbdominal signsAbdominal USGastrointestinal seriesGI seriesPrompt treatmentClinical presentationPyloric stenosisDiagnostic findingsImaging testsPictorial essayUS protocolVolvulusMalrotationContrast agentsEnterocolitisAppendicitis